Which SSD should I buy to upgrade my 13" late 2008 Macbook Aluminum?

xlzhsteven · xlzhsteven #1 (**permalink**)

07-12-2011, 04:08 PM

My 2008 macbook is still in grate shape and I just upgrade the ram from 2GB to 4G and now I am thinking about upgrade the HD from 5400rpm drive to SSD!
Do you guys think the SSD will speed up my macbook?
Any recommendation on whichSSD to buy? I don't need big storage, currently there are 80GB of data on my hard drive with a lot of unused software and data in it.

Thank You

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

07-12-2011, 06:51 PM

Yes without a doubt it will speed up everything!

Extremely satisfied with my Mercury Extreme SSD from OWC. As a suggestion go with the SATA II model and not SATA III, and do a clean install rather than cloning your existi9ng drive.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/inter...olid_State_Pro

durand216 · durand216 #3 (**permalink**)

07-13-2011, 03:55 AM

Just recently ( As of yesterday ) upgraded my MBP mid 2009 from 2GB to 6GB. As well as 160GB to a 500GB SSD/HD Hybrid ( Seagate Momentus XT ).

I got all this from OWC and it turns out that doing a fresh install is alot easier. Good luck!

Frederik · Frederik #4 (**permalink**)

07-13-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by durand216

Just recently ( As of yesterday ) upgraded my MBP mid 2009 from 2GB to 6GB. As well as 160GB to a 500GB SSD/HD Hybrid ( Seagate Momentus XT ).

I got all this from OWC and it turns out that doing a fresh install is alot easier. Good luck!

I found a Seagate Momentus XT hybrid - does that mean, it's a SSD? Seagate 500GB Hybrid ST95005620AS | På lager | Billig

harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 18,824 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz, 16GB memory, OS 10.10.2	07-12-2011, 06:51 PM Yes without a doubt it will speed up everything! Extremely satisfied with my Mercury Extreme SSD from OWC. As a suggestion go with the SATA II model and not SATA III, and do a clean install rather than cloning your existi9ng drive. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/inter...olid_State_Pro *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Member Since: Jun 28, 2011 Posts: 2	07-12-2011, 04:08 PM My 2008 macbook is still in grate shape and I just upgrade the ram from 2GB to 4G and now I am thinking about upgrade the HD from 5400rpm drive to SSD! Do you guys think the SSD will speed up my macbook? Any recommendation on whichSSD to buy? I don't need big storage, currently there are 80GB of data on my hard drive with a lot of unused software and data in it. Thank You
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